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Two musican friends, John Robinson (Bass) & Mick Norrington (Rhythm Guitar) were keen to be in on the project from the start.
Original drummer Pete Lewis, another old musical aquaintence of Alan's, was enlisted.And so The Saddows were born. Early rehearsals showed promise of a good authentic Shads sound.
The band decided that for a regular gigging format, playing just Shadows
instumentals would be restrictive & we all agreed that we needed to find
a "Cliff" to enable us to do the Cliff & The Shads vocal material.
Rich & The Saddows are a soundalike tribute band that plays the music
of Cliff with The Shadows from 1958 - 1964 along with Shadows instumentals
from 1960 - 1964.
Along with all the hits like Move It, Livin' Doll & Please Don't Tease etc. you will also hear more obscure material like The Evergreen Tree, The Girl in Your Arms & The Shrine on The 2nd Floor.
Instrumentally, big hits like Apache,FBI, Wonderful Land are all there along with some great album tracks like Shadoogie, Gonzales & Find Me a Golden Street.
In trying to get the authentic sound & visual aspects of the early
Shadows era, the band use Fiesta Red Fender Stratocaster guitars & Fender
bass along with vintage Vox AC 30 amplifiers ( on the cool chrome stands of
course) & digitally re-created multi tap echoes for the lead guitar.
Our first "Cliff "was Roy Thrussell who came from Westcliff. Roy
sang with the band for 2 years before moving to Spain. Sadly Roy was tragically
killed while living in Spain and although he had already parted from us, the
band still miss him very much.
Then came vocalist John Bean from Brentwood,along with a new drummer Vic Scott,after Peter left for work committments. Both John & Vic parted from the band in 2004.
In came two new guys, Julian May from Maldon on Vocals & Big Rick
from Burnham on Drums. These guys have fitted in superbly & this is the
Saddows line up as of today.
If you are interested in booking the band we will play in most venues &
situations, with 2 x 1 hour or 2 x 45 minute sets being the usual format.
However this can be shortend to suit for cabaret and similar.
We will usually travel to within 100 miles of our South East Essex base, greater distances in both the U.K. and Europe can be arranged.
Fees for booking the band are arranged on an individual basis, depending on various factors, ie, distance travelled, size & capacity of venue, time span of playing time etc.
A fixed cost for your evening or event can usually be calculated within an hour or two. Please call for a chat and discuss your requirements.
Thanks for looking,
The Saddows.